PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anibal Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roope Kuuqui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuuqui comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Feuer Frei - Rammstein kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Quinn
vs
Kuuqui

200 cm
18
278 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anibal Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roope Kuuqui!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Quinn closes the distance and clinches.

Kuuqui has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Quinn clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Kuuqui looking for the choke from the back.

Kuuqui is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Quinn is defending well though. Kuuqui let's go of the attempt for now.

Kuuqui looking for the choke but no joy.

Kuuqui is looking for the choke from the back position but Quinn is controlling his hands well.
Kuuqui avoiding Quinn 's attempts to control his hands.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Kuuqui is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Quinn defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Kuuqui working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn trying to control the position but Kuuqui manages to sink in the hooks.
Quinn is holding onto Kuuqui's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.

Quinn is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kuuqui gets his way!
Kuuqui missing with strikes from the back.
Quinn looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

Kuuqui has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Kuuqui is not going to allow Quinn to sit and survive in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Quinn manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kuuqui's guard. Nice work there by Quinn.

Kuuqui looking for a guillotine here but Quinn defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuuqui looks winded!
Quinn working some strikes from top position.

Kuuqui looking for a guillotine here but Quinn defends easily.
Quinn throwing strikes from guard but Kuuqui blocks nicely.
Quinn preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn lands a couple of elbows.
Kuuqui wants to improve his position but instead Quinn has moved into half guard.
Kuuqui is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Quinn scores with a couple of nice shots.

Quinn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ground and pound from Quinn.
Quinn thows a huge punch but Kuuqui dodges it nicely.
Quinn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Quinn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kuuqui on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Quinn.

Quinn is looking for a kimura here.
Kuuqui is trying to stand back up but Quinn is controlling him

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Quinn is looking for a kimura but Kuuqui is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Quinn to get the leverage.
Kuuqui tries to get to full guard but Quinn has control of the leg.
Kuuqui manages to get to full guard.
Quinn cracks Kuuqui with a solid left hand.
Quinn postures up.

Kuuqui has his foot on Quinn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Quinn works his way back into a safe position though.
Quinn distracts Kuuqui with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Kuuqui throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Quinn landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roope Kuuqui dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Quinn forces Kuuqui back against the cage and clinches.
Kuuqui avoiding damage.
Quinn misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quinn misses with a punch to the body.

Quinn has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kuuqui clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Quinn trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuuqui is trying to break free.

Quinn is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kuuqui has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Quinn lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Quinn is trying to stick to Kuuqui's back but Kuuqui is turning into Quinn. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Quinn's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kuuqui.
Kuuqui loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kuuqui trying to control but Quinn is working from the bottom.
Kuuqui stopping the sweep attempt from Quinn.
Quinn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kuuqui trying to control the position from guard on top but Quinn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn looking to control.
Kuuqui has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Quinn is proving hard to escape from.
Quinn pulls Kuuqui in close to prevent any damage.
Quinn looking to control.
Kuuqui trying to control the position from guard on top but Quinn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuuqui wants to get up but he can't break Quinn's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Quinn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kuuqui is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kuuqui wants to control from the top but Quinn keeps moving.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Quinn darts in and clinches Kuuqui up against the cage.

Quinn has Kuuqui pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Quinn pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kuuqui tumbling to the mat - Quinn dives into Kuuqui's guard.
Quinn preventing the sweep.
Quinn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kuuqui is on top in guard.

Kuuqui postures up.
Quinn keeping moving, preventing Kuuqui from controlling successfully.
Kuuqui throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn trying to keep a closed guard but Kuuqui is proving a slippery customer.
Kuuqui lands a couple of digs.
Kuuqui trying to control the position from guard on top but Quinn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuuqui is in close to Quinn's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kuuqui content to stall in guard here.
Quinn keeping moving, preventing Kuuqui from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anibal Quinn dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Quinn gets a clinch.
Kuuqui changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Quinn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kuuqui tries to score a power double leg takedown but Quinn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kuuqui somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuuqui throws a series of punches but Quinn avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Quinn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Quinn misses with a head kick.
Quinn circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn throws a leg kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quinn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Quinn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Quinn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kuuqui avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kuuqui stops a takedown attempt from Quinn.

Kuuqui lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuuqui is thwarting Quinn's attempts to control the position.
Kuuqui is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Quinn!
Kuuqui wants to take Quinn's back but he can't do it this time.
Kuuqui takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kuuqui wants to get back to his feet but Quinn is holding on tight.
Quinn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Kuuqui working for a guillotine from mount but Quinn is in no mood to give up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn tries to hold on but Kuuqui postures up.
Kuuqui looking to control but Quinn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Quinn tries to hold on but Kuuqui postures up.
Kuuqui in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Quinn can't escape the position.
Kuuqui in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Quinn is trying desperately to improve position.
Quinn takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuuqui landing shots from mount.

Kuuqui is working for a guillotine from mount but Quinn frees his head quite easily.

Kuuqui is working for a guillotine from mount but Quinn frees his head quite easily.
Kuuqui has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Quinn flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

Kuuqui wants to finish this one by submission but Quinn is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kuuqui.
Kuuqui thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quinn tries to reverse the position but Kuuqui maintains control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roope Kuuqui comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kuuqui has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roope Kuuqui!
Roope Kuuqui made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'There's no man alive who can beat me!'.